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30 enero it's freakin' cold out thereWhen I woke up today the thermometer read -1. Ouch. I briefly considered staying home from work. I decided that no one would believe I'm sick today, since I was perfectly healthy yesterday. After piling on large amounts of clothing, I braved the cold and trudged out of the house to the bus stop. Thankfully I caught the bus right as it pulled up to the curb. Then I proceeded to sweat under all those layers for the 40 minute bus ride. Edwards and Guiliani dropped out of the race. This race continues to get more interesting every day. I can't wait for Super Tuesday. I got braces yesterday. (Yes, at age 34.) This is the second round for me. I wore braces from 6-10th grade. Somehow, over the years my teeth decided they like being crooked. This time I got the invisible kind of braces- Invisalign. They're not exactly invisible, but certainly look better than a mouth full of metal. My teeth and jaw hurt. I considered using that as my excuse for not going to work today. 28 enero in the newsThe Election 2008 race gets more interesting every day. Today Obama got the endorsement of Senator Kennedy. That's big. 27 enero Primary funWatching the South Carolina primary returns yesterday was very exciting. I'm thrilled about Obama's victory. I devised a new game while watching the Obama coverage. The game is called "Spy the Secret Service Agent". Have you ever seen a "Where's Waldo?" book? My game is kind of like that except, instead of looking for a guy in red and white stripes, you're looking for a tall, usually bald man, who's wearing a fine black suit. Some of the agents are easy to spot, because they follow him closely. If you spot the earpiece, of course, that's a dead give away. Spotting the agents who are mixed into the crowd is more fun. You have to look for the tall men with serious expressions, who are clearly not listening to Obama's speech. And they're usually much better dressed than the crowd. At one point in Obama's post-victory speech I counted 6 agents in one camera shot. I don't know why, but I find Secret Service to be fascinating. I'd like to know exactly they're looking for. Some agents seem to be looking down at the hands of the people around Obama, while other agents are scanning the crowd. Some agents cruise through the crowds, parallel to Obama's path, while others flank him. I'm looking forward to Super Tuesday. I was thinking about doing early voting, but then decided that would take away some of the excitement of voting. On Tuesday I'm going to make some snacks and camp out on my couch all night, watching the results. Ay, the suspense! 22 enero duty callsI had jury duty today. I spent a total of 4 hours commuting to and from the suburbs on public transportation + 5 and a half hours sitting in room doing nothing. I froze my butt off waiting for an assortment of trains and buses. I was very happy to get home. About 60 people sat in the jury in silence for the whole day. Some read, some snoozed (and snored loudly) while others stared off into space. No one turned on the TV, even though were told we could. I thought that was strange. I had loaded plenty of NPR podcasts on my iPod to keep me entertained and brought books and crossword puzzles. Even I got stir-crazy after a few hours. I fell asleep for about 20 minutes and woke up feeling refreshed. Not one of us was called to serve. In fact, no one was even interviewed to be on a jury. So I've done my civic duty. I'm cleared for a few years. Oh, but I do need to go vote soon. Early voting seems like the way to go. I think the lines at the polls are going to be long on Feb. 5th. Obama and Hillary apparently had some fierce words for each other at a debate last night. I'm catching bits and pieces on the news...unfortunately I did not see the whole broadcast. This election race is certainly getting interesting. 21 enero MLK dayI went out once on the dreadfully cold Saturday. It was below zero. The cold took my breath away- I literally had a hard time breathing. I'm glad that the temperature has creeped up into the 20's. I can deal with temps in the double digits. There's a good special on Oprah today in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.. Catch the evening re-broadcast if you can. The show features an island on the Alabama River, called Gees Bend. Due to its isolation, it was one of the last areas in the U.S. to feel the turn-around effects of the Civil Rights Movement. In1962 the whites cut the black residents of the island off from the mainland to prevent them from registering to vote. Ferry service to the mainland was discontinued and was not launched again until 2006. It's a fascinating and inspiring story. 19 enero COLDThe temperature display on my computer reads -1 degrees. When I heard that this weekend was going to be so dreadfully cold I started planning my day at home. I have plenty of food to eat. I have movies and plenty of shows recorded on my DVR. I am grateful that today is not a workday and that I have nothing that will cause me to leave my home. I do have a birthday party to attend this evening. I might wimp out on that one. 16 enero left or rightI did this 2008 Presidential Candidate quiz online recommended by Laoch. My results were interesting. There is no doubt about it. I lean hard to the left. All of the Republicans were at the very bottom of my list. Here are my results. Your Results: 86%  Barack Obama85%  John Edwards83%  Hillary Clinton80%  Joe Biden79%  Dennis Kucinich78%  Chris Dodd78% 11 enero my dream guyI had this dream last night. In my dream, Barack Obama dropped by my apartment unexpectedly while I was having a small party with friends and family. But he was not Obama, the presidential candidate, he was more like Barack, the cool celebrity. He arrived in a whirlwind, and before I had time to let it sink in, he was gone. He was saying "I'll be right back", as he left in a hurry with his assistant, part of his entourage. The assistant was a fashionably-dressed young man, wearing a three-quarter length brown leather jacket. I watched out the window as the two of them got into a cream-colored limousine, which was parked right in front of my building. The limo had lights on the outside which made it look like it was glowing and all-the-more glamorous. After Barack left, more people stopped in because word had spread that Barack was at my place. We waited for him to come back as he had promised. Suddenly (as often happens in my dreams), I realized I didn't have pants on. My doorbell rang. I scrambled to get some pants on while thinking, oh my gosh, it could be Barack at the door. I put on my brown corduroys because that's all I could find. They were way too tight and I could barely walk. I rushed to the door to find two of my cousins, not Barack. The limousine did come back later, buy only the entourage guy got out. I was disappointed. I'm not surprised that I'm dreaming of Barack Obama. It's no secret that I admire the guy. But I would like to know why I've been having frequent dreams where I suddenly don't have any clothes on. I did a little research online to find out the meaning of these dreams. According to one site, a dream of this sort can mean many things. It could symbolize vulnerability (duh). Or it could signify a desire to be noticed (that one cracks me up). Another meaning is having fears or apprehension about revealing true feelings. I'll think about that one. 09 enero oops I went to bed last night not knowing the Democratic primary final results. Watching the NH primary was not the Obama fiesta I had expected and so I retired early. To my surprise, Hillary pulled off the win. Congrats to her. 08 enero election excitement 2008!I did everything I had to do this evening (gym, dinner, laundry and dishes, in that order) early so that I can plunk myself down in front of the TV for the rest of the evening to watch the New Hampshire primary results come in. I am so excited I can barely stand it. All day at work I was sneaking peaks at internet news for election stories. Even I am surprised at the large amount of positive coverage of Obama since the Iowa caucus. I even heard good things about him on FOX news (albeit very little). Now that's impressive. I am starting to feel sorry for Hillary. She must be suffering right now. I can't imagine what it's like to put your heart and soul into being the President (the first woman president at that)...to see your lead slipping away. I really do feel for all the candidates. Campaigning for Pres is grueling business. 15 minutes left until the polls close...tick...tick...tick! 03 enero Happy New Year Now that the frenzy of holiday events has passed, I've been able to devote myself to enjoying my winter vacation. I do not have a list of things I've accomplished during my two week break. In fact, the list is quite short. I have managed to spend a large amount of time sleeping in and doing other things I enjoy, like reading, yoga, and cooking. I am in a reading frenzy these days. I am reading a very cool book of short stories, a Christmas gift, called St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves. I just finished the first story...it's totally bizarre and creepy. I highly recommend the book. I got hooked on the website Bookmooch.com. It's an online book exchange community. You post the books you own and are willing to give away, and also create a wishlist. The only cost to you is the postage of sending your books. Your reward is new books arriving in your mailbox. I have sent away 7 books which were gathering dust on my shelves and have received just as many new books. My to-read book pile has grown quite large. Very exciting for a bookworm like me. Another exciting thing going on - OBAMA wins the Iowa caucus. Oh yeah! The results are still coming in, but so far it appear he has blown Hillary away. And who would have thought Edwards would come in second? |
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